Welcome!
I'm a professor in the science resource area of College
of the Atlantic, specializing in marine biology,
oceanography, and marine mammal science. In addition, I work
as a senior researcher in
Allied Whale, a marine mammal research facility that
conducts annual studies in the northern Gulf of Maine, as
well as participating in internationally collaborative
studies in the North Atlantic and the Antarctic.

My principle research areas include behavioral ecology,
foraging and diet studies (using stable isotopes), and
bioacoustics. Primary research species include the humpback
(Megaptera novaeangliae) and finback whale
(Balaenoptera physalus), species commonly found in
the vicinity of
Mount Desert Rock, College of the Atlantic's offshore
marine research field station. Previous to my work at
College of the Atlantic, I spent 10 years in Newfoundland
working at the Whale Research Group. Much of my work in
Canada examined marine mammal-fishery interactions,
designing and testing acoustic alarms for fishing gear, and
helping to release entrapped animals from nets. A more
extensive biography
of my work is also available.

Another of my passions is the study of marine culture and
the environment. On this web site you can read about my
recent experiences in the Antarctic, with trips upon the
M/S Explorer as a guest scientist in '01,
and as a lecturer/field naturalist in '03. I will using much
of my experience in the field to help inform a team-taught
class with John Anderson, Ecology and Literature of the
Sea, in Fall '03.

At College of
the Atlantic, I teach a variety of courses in the sciences,
as listed below. The following is a proposed schedule for
classes to be offered in the next 2-3 academic years.
Nothing concrete here! Some of these classes still require
approval from Academic Affairs (marked in
red). I = introductory, M =
intermediate (requires prerequisites), and A = advanced
(suitable mostly for juniors and seniors). For other courses
offered by other faculty, you can visit the COA course
catalog for environmental
sciences, arts
and design, or human
studies.

Fall

Winter

Spring

2001-2002

Marine Mammal Biology 1 (I/M)

Introduction to Statistics and Research Design
(I)

Tutorial: Introduction to Opera

Fisheries and their Management (M)

Introduction to Oceanography (I)

Biology 2: Form and Function (I)

2002-2003

Marine Mammal Biology 1 (I/M)

Advanced Analysis in Biology (M/A)

SABBATICAL

Introduction to Oceanography (I)

Introduction to Statistics and Research Design
(I/M)

2003-2004

Marine Mammal Biology 1 (I/M)

Ecology and Literature of
the Sea (M) (tt with john
Anderson)

Biology 1: Cells (I)

Fisheries and their Management (M)

Tutorial: Advanced Graduate Statistics (A)

Introduction to Oceanography (I)

Tutorial: Biostatistics (I/M)

2004-2005

Marine Mammal Biology 1 (I/M)

Soundscape (tt with Nancy Andrews) M

Introduction to Statistics and Research Design
(I/M)

Marine Mammal Biology 2 (M)

2005-2006

Marine Mammal Biology 1 (I/M)

Ecology and Literature of
the Sea (M) (tt with john
Anderson)

SABBATICAL

Introduction to Oceanography (I)

Introduction to Statistics and Research Design
(I/M)

2006-2007

Polar Ecology and
Exploration (M)

Biology 1: Cells (I)

Fisheries and their Management (M)

Introduction to Oceanography (I)

Sensory Ecology and Animal Communcation (A)

Resources for students can be
found for each by following the appropriate link. Some of
these courses do not have web pages for them yet.